Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Netherlands
Netherlands: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 68.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Netherlands, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Netherlands stood at 68.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Netherlands peaked at 70.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2017.
Netherlands ranks 59th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.9% | — |
| 2001 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.3% | 65.9% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 64.3% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.7% | 69.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.1% compare
- 57 Liechtenstein 69.0% compare
- 58 France 68.4% compare
- 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 67.3% compare
- 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67.3% compare
- 62 Costa Rica 67.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Netherlands?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Netherlands was 68.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Netherlands ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.